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• Regional Consultation on Advancing Social Dialogue and Empowering Solidarity for Trade Unions in South Asia

  05-14-2025

  SARTUC, in coordination with Mondiaal FNV, had conducted a two-day “Regional consultation on Advancing Social Dialogue and Empowering Solidarity for Trade Unions in South Asia” in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 13-14 May 2025. The regional consultation mainly focused on the trade union perspective, also taking as an opportunity to discuss the current situation of South Asian countries on the social dialogue mechanism, role and efforts from SARTUC affiliates, exchange best practices, including enhanced solidarity for trade unions at the regional level.
• SARTUC Executive Board Meeting

  05-13-2025

  The SARTUC successfully held its Executive Board Meeting on 13 May 2025 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, bringing together Executive Board Members and leaders from across South Asia. SARTUC Executive Board members provided brief updates on trade union activities, emerging labour issues, and challenges in their respective countries and unions.
• National-Level Training Workshop on Writing, Adoption, and Implementation of Gender Policy for Trade Unions

  04-11-2025

  SARTUC, in coordination with the South Asia Gender Platform (SAGP) and Mondiaal FNV, successfully organised a two-days training workshop on “National Level Training Workshop on Writing, Adoption, and Implementation of Gender Policy for Trade Unions” in Lalitpur, Nepal, on 10-11 April 2025. The primary aim of this workshop was to emphasize the significance of gender policies for trade unions and outline their transformative potential in addressing workplace inequalities.
• A National Level Seminar on the Status of the Ratification of ILO Convention No. 190 in Sri Lanka

  02-11-2025

  South Asian Regional Trade Union Council (SARTUC), in collaboration with FNV Mondiaal and South Asia Gender Platform (SAGP), organised a two-day national seminar on the “Status of the Ratification of ILO Convention No. 190 in Sri Lanka’ in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 10-11-February 2025.
• National seminar on the Status of the Ratification of ILO Convention No. 190 in Nepal

  12-06-2024

  South Asian Regional Trade Union Council (SARTUC), in collaboration with FNV Mondiaal and South Asia Gender Platform (SAGP), conducted a two-day national seminar on the Status of the Ratification of ILO Convention No. 190 in Nepal at The Malla Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 5-6 December 2024.